Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 31.012. FEES. (a) The department may charge fees for the services provided directly by the department or through approved providers in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 12. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards and procedures to develop and impleme…

Sec. 31.013. FUNDING. (a) Except as provided by this chapter or by other law, the department may seek, receive, and spend funds received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to administer this chapter. (b) The department is…

Sec. 31.014. CONTRACTS. The department shall enter into contracts and agreements or award grants necessary to facilitate the efficient and economical provision of services under this chapter, including contracts and grants for the purchase of services, equipment, and supplies fro…

Sec. 31.015. RECORDS AND REVIEW. (a) The department shall require each provider receiving reimbursement under this chapter to maintain records and information for each applicant for or recipient of services. (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the informa…

Sec. 31.016. PROGRAM PLANS. (a) The department shall have a long-range plan, covering at least six years, that includes at least the following elements: (1) quantifiable indicators of effort and success; (2) identification of priority client population and the minimum types of se…

Sec. 31.017. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. The department may make grants to establish new or expand existing facilities and to support new or expanded services at facilities that can qualify as federally qualified health centers, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)…

Sec. 31.018. REFERRAL FROM HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 3…

Sec. 32.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Maternal and Infant Health Improvement Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 32.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Adolescent" means an individual younger than 18 years of age. (2) "Ancillary services" means services necessary to obtain timely, effective, and appropriate maternal and infant health improvement services, and includes prescript…

Sec. 32.003. MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) The executive commissioner may establish a maternal and infant health improvement services program in the department to provide comprehensive maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary se…

Sec. 32.005. ABORTION SERVICES RESTRICTED. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, funds administered under this chapter may not be used to provide abortion services unless the mother's life is in danger. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 32.006. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter, and the department shall administer the program in accordance with those rules. (b) The department shall prescribe the design and content of all necessary forms use…

Sec. 32.011. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES. (a) The department may, for cause, deny, modify, suspend, or terminate services to an individual eligible for or receiving services after notice to the individual and an opportunity for a hearing. (b) The …

Sec. 32.012. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; OTHER BENEFITS. (a) The department shall require an individual receiving services under this chapter, or the person with a legal obligation to support the individual, to pay for or reimburse the department for that part of the cost of the servi…

Sec. 32.013. RECOVERY OF COSTS. (a) The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 32.012 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom n…

Sec. 32.014. FEES. (a) Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, the department may collect fees for the services provided directly by the department or through approved providers in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 12. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall a…

Sec. 32.015. FUNDING. (a) Except as provided by this chapter or by other law, the department may seek, receive, and spend funds received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to administer this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding o…

Sec. 32.016. CONTRACTS. The department shall enter into contracts and agreements or award grants necessary to facilitate the efficient and economical provision of services under this chapter, including contracts and grants for the purchase of services, equipment, and supplies fro…

Sec. 32.017. RECORDS. (a) The department shall require each provider receiving reimbursement under this chapter to maintain records and information for each applicant for or recipient of services. (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the information a prov…

Sec. 32.018. PROGRAM PLANS. (a) The department shall have a long-range plan covering at least six years that includes at least the following elements: (1) quantifiable indicators of effort and success; (2) identification of priority client population and the minimum types of serv…

Sec. 32.021. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM. (a) An agency, organization, or other entity that contracts with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children shall each month provide the clinical and nutritional service…

Sec. 32.0211. WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE FATHERS' INVOLVEMENT. (a) The attorney general shall: (1) subject to Subsections (b) and (c), develop and periodically update a publication that: (A) describes the importance and long-term positive ef…

Sec. 32.041. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that the perinatal period beginning before conception and continuing through the first year of life poses unique challenges for the health care system. The development of a coordinated, cooperative system of perinatal h…

Sec. 32.042. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER; RULES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt: (1) minimum standards and objectives to implement voluntary perinatal health care systems; and (2) policies for health promotion and education, risk assessment, access to car…

Sec. 32.043. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. The department shall: (1) develop and monitor a statewide network of voluntary perinatal health care systems; (2) develop and maintain a perinatal reporting and analysis system to monitor and evaluate perinatal patient care in the perinatal heal…

Sec. 32.044. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each voluntary perinatal health care system must have: (1) a coordinating board responsible for ensuring, providing, or coordinating planning access to services, data collection, and provider education; (2) access to appropriate emergency med…

Sec. 32.045. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department may establish a program to award grants to initiate, expand, maintain, and improve voluntary perinatal health care systems. (b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish eligibility criteria for awarding the grants. The rule…

Sec. 32.046. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan to improve access to postpartum depression screening, referral, treatment, and support services. Not later than September 1 of the last fiscal year in each…

Sec. 32.047. HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) In this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum" means a disorder that causes a woman to experience extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration, weight loss, or electrolyte imbalance. (b) T…

Sec. 32.071. DESIGNATION OF CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY. (a) The department, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council established under Section 241.187, shall designate as centers of excellence for fetal diagnosis and therapy one or more healt…

Sec. 32.072. SUBCOMMITTEE. (a) The department, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council, shall appoint a subcommittee of that advisory council to advise the advisory council and the department on the development of rules related to the designations made by the departme…

Sec. 32.073. PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR CENTER DESIGNATIONS. The rules adopted under Section 32.071(b) must prioritize awarding a designation under this subchapter to a health care entity or program that: (1) offers fetal diagnosis and therapy through an extensive multi-specialt…

Sec. 32.074. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGNATION. The rules adopted under Section 32.071(b) must ensure that a health care entity or program that receives a center of excellence designation under this subchapter: (1) provides or is affiliated with a hospital facility that provides adv…

Sec. 32.101. ENHANCED PRENATAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN WOMEN. The commission, in collaboration with managed care organizations that contract with the commission to provide health care services to medical assistance recipients under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable…

Sec. 32.102. EVALUATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF POSTPARTUM CARE SERVICES FOR CERTAIN WOMEN. (a) In this section, "Healthy Texas Women program" means a program operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, H…

Sec. 32.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "High-risk population" means the population of women most disproportionately affected by maternal morbidity and maternal mortality, as determined in the joint biennial report required under Section 34.015 including minority women.…

Sec. 32.152. PROVISION OF HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM SERVICES THROUGH MANAGED CARE. (a) The commission shall contract with Medicaid managed care organizations to provide Healthy Texas Women program services. (b) In implementing this section, the commission shall: (1) consult wit…

Sec. 32.153. CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR CERTAIN WOMEN ENROLLING IN HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM. The commission shall develop and implement strategies to ensure the continuity of care for women who transition from the medical assistance program and enroll in the Healthy Texas Women pr…

Sec. 32.154. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION TREATMENT NETWORK. Using money from an available source designated by the commission, the commission, in collaboration with Medicaid managed care organizations and health care providers participating in the Healthy Texas Women program, shall dev…

Sec. 32.155. STATEWIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE. (a) In this section, "social determinants of health" means the environmental conditions in which an individual lives that affect the individual's health and quality of life. (b) The commission shall de…

Sec. 32.156. INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF SUBSIDIZED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) The commission and each managed care organization participating in the Healthy Texas Women program shall provide a written notice containing information about eligibility requirements for and…

Sec. 33.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Birthing facility" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility that offers obstetrical or newborn care services. The term includes: (A) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 that offers obstetrical services; (B) a birthing…

Sec. 33.002. DETECTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. (a) The department shall carry out a program to combat morbidity, including intellectual disability, and mortality in persons who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, or hypothyroidi…

Sec. 33.0021. SICKLE-CELL TRAIT. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the department shall include sickle-cell trait in the detection and treatment program established under this chapter, in the screening for heritable diseases conducted under Subchapter B, and in the n…

Sec. 33.003. COOPERATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) The department may invite all physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers in the state that provide maternity and newborn infant care to cooperate and participate in any program establishe…

Sec. 33.004. NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM; FEES. (b) In accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department shall implement a newborn screening program. (c) In implementing the newborn screening program, the department shall obtain the use of screening method…